ATLANTA — After two days, an Atlanta Police K-9 officer who ran away had a happy reunion with its handler early Thursday morning.
The department took to Facebook to inform the public that their missing K-9 officer had been located. The post said K-9 Ben was found near his handler's home just around 9 a.m.
Authorities said the officer is assigned to Atlanta's Hartsfield-Jackson Airport. He was getting ready for work at his home when he was let out of his kennel and ran away on Tuesday.
K-9 Ben is a 9-year-old German Short-Haired Pointer and is an 8-year veteran of the Atlanta Police Department. He weighs around 90 pounds and does not have a chip, APD said.
"This was part of their normal, morning routine, but this time, Ben ran into a nearby wooded area and has not been located," APD wrote in a social media post.
The department thanked the public and officers with the Oconee County Sheriff's Department and Georgia State Patrol for their help in locating him.
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